Alabama Social Studies SS24.8.10

SS24.8.10 is a cluster heading. These are the individual standards under it.

• SS24.8.10a

  Summarize the policies and practices within the Roman Catholic Church that led to conflict with both religious reformers and secular authorities.

• SS24.8.10b

  Describe the political, religious, and social contributions of reformers in Europe, including Martin Luther and John Calvin.

• SS24.8.10c

  Summarize responses to the Reformation, including the Counter-Reformation, English Reformation, and religious conflicts, and cite the roles of central figures i...

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What Students Need to Do

Students trace how indulgence sales, disputes over church power, and the printing press helped spark the Reformation. They explain how Luther, Calvin, and rulers changed religious life and political authority. They describe Catholic reforms, England's break with Rome, and the conflicts that followed.

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What Mastery Looks Like

A student can connect indulgence sales and church appointments to objections from reformers and rulers. They can distinguish Luther's emphasis on faith and scripture from Calvin's teaching on predestination. They can explain how Henry VIII's break with Rome and the Council of Trent changed church authority.

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Common Misconceptions

Students may think indulgences directly bought forgiveness, rather than reducing penalties for sins already forgiven. They may assume Luther and Calvin taught the same ideas. They may think Henry VIII's break was only about belief, missing his dispute over an annulment and control of the English church.

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How to Assess It

On an exit ticket, ask students to name one disputed church practice and one idea each from Luther and Calvin. Then have them explain how Henry VIII's break with Rome changed royal power in England.

1. 01

   Have pairs sort cards for indulgences, printing press, Luther, Calvin, Henry VIII, Council of Trent, and religious wars into causes, changes, and responses.

2. 02

   Ask students: Why might a ruler support Luther's challenge to Rome while a bishop opposed it? Use one church practice in your answer.

3. 03

   Play a four-corner match with Luther, Calvin, Henry VIII, and Council of Trent; read clue cards and have students justify their choices.

4. 04

   Show Catholic and Lutheran church homepages, then ask students how a sixteenth-century split helps explain the different names they see today.

• SS24.6.2a

  Summarize how the Crusades, Reformation, and Renaissance influenced European exploration and describe how individuals contributed to these movements.

• SS24.8.8

  Analyze the social, political, and economic changes leading up to the Renaissance and Reformation in later medieval Europe and surrounding regions.